Digest of COSHAB's decision dated March 16, 1976, Docket No. 75-R2D5-013. H. W. Sherbourne, Administrative Law Judge.
Employer, Duty to Inspect Job, Excavations, Exposure to Moving Ground. The Administrative Law Judge held that a violation of 1541(a) existed where a trench in excess of five feet in depth was not effectively guarded against the hazard of moving ground.
"...(T)he trench...was approximately thirteen feet deep ... Sandstone in itself is not a natural barrier. The Division's evidence showed that sandstone is subject to moving. The fact that the Appellant placed a supervisor in control at the site with the impression that he would adequat
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